Japanese - Artist | March 22, 1929 -
I wanted to start a revolution, using art to build the sort of society I myself envisioned.
Yayoi Kusama
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I believe that eyes are very important motifs. That's something that can discern the peace and love.
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People ask about art and commercialism. I think that if someone tries to sell their work at a high price, that is the wrong way of doing it.
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Georgia O'Keeffe proposed that I live with her. She was in New Mexico then, and I wanted to be in New York.
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While producing art works, illusions appear from time to time due to my mental illness. Every day is a struggle for me.
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Certainly, I devote my energy to both telling my personal life story and seeking self- obliteration. However, I will not destroy myself through art.
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In my home country, there was a little shop with old books, but it was really in the countryside. You couldn't find English books. I found this very avant-garde American art book that had information about Georgia O'Keeffe. I was very much impressed by her.
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I, Kusama, am the modern Alice in Wonderland.
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I love painting so much that nothing else matters.
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It doesn't matter at all for me that I work in hospital or anywhere with limited space. Every day, I'm creating new works with all my might.
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Polka dots are fabulous.
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If there's a cat, I obliterate it by putting polka dot stickers on it. I obliterate a horse by putting polka dot stickers on it. And I obliterated myself by putting the same polka dot stickers on myself.
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